I am sorry to hear about Steve Walsh's voice. I am new to this whole internet thing. I am totally enjoying rediscovering Kansas. I looked at kerry L Website. I knew he turned his focus to christian music, but not the name of his band or really anything at all about what music he produced. I am really on a voyage of rediscovery and loving it!!!
Thank you so to whoever it is who posted this wonderful video. Does anyone know present status of the band and if there are other early live videos available, commercially or otherwise?
@wwadsworthw There are several pretty recent Kansas videos. Unfortunately Steve Walsh has lost his voice throughout the years and his singing is nowhere near what he could do back in the 70's and early 80's.
There are several good videos on Youtube of Kansas back in their prime.
One of the best songs by my favorite band of all time. "Carry on wayward son" saved my life, "The Wall" showed me how to live. And "Icarus" was a picure of my (inner) life as a bi-polar individual.
@MrRawrin22 You should check out the band Isis. They're very prog oriented metal. But they have very groove oriented melodies and are very ambiant and ethereal. Think modern Pink Floyd, but heavier.
Yea, none of this three chord, three minute verse/chorus/verse chorus, repeat and fade, Groups like Kansas, Yes, Rush. they had a unique look, and sound to Rock.
OK, one last thing. I played in a band and had a drummer who thought that he was the "Cat's Meow" - I'm just being nice. He thought he was Tommy Lee etc. So, he thought it would be cool to do some Kansas. That is until he actually listened to it. He realized Phil Ehart wouldn't be so easy to emulate. That was the end of that.
OK, one last thing. I played in a band and had a drummer who thought that he was the "Cat's Meow" - I'm just being nice. He thought he was Tommy Lee etc. So, he thought it would be cool to do some Kansas. That is until he actually listened to it. He realized Phil Ehart wouldn't be so easy to emulate. That was the end of that.
I should also be ashamed of myself for posting the same message twice. LOL. Anyway, I can'tsay enough good stuff about Kansas. I was blessed to see them in Barton Coliseum in or about 1976. One of my best friends and me saw them - he loves them too. It was FANTASTIC.
Well, to the promoters image meant something. Kansas was one of the best bands of all time. I should be ashamed of myself because I don't know all the members names. However, I do know that Rich Williams was one of the most underrated guitarist of all times as well as Phil Ehart being one of the most underrated drummers of all time. I'm sure probably neither one even gives a damn. They just did what they did and they were GREAT at it. And I'm sure they had fun too. - Valen
Well, to the promoters image meant something. Kansas was one of the best bands of all time. I should be ashamed of myself because I don't know all the members names. However, I do know that Rich Williams was one of the most underrated guitarist of all times as well as Phil Ehart being one of the most underrated drummers of all time. I'm sure probably neither one even gives a damn. They just did what they did and they were GREAT at it. And I'm sure they had fun too. - Valen
@MoDans The last time I saw them was in '89. A small hall. Steve Morse was in the band. They had the best live sound I have ever heard. Just before the show, they ushered in Steve Walsh in disguise to a seat in the first row. About 30 seconds into the first song, he stood up & started singing. Night Ranger was the warm up. There was no comparison, Kansas was so much better. That was a great night.
@MoDans The last time I saw them was in '89. A small hall. Steve Morse was in the band. They had the best live sound I have ever heard. Just before the show, they ushered in Steve Walsh in disguise to a seat in the first row. About 30 seconds into the first song, he stood up & started singing. Night Ranger was the warm up. There was no comparison, Kansas was so much better. That was a great night.
This band is tight. Greatest Rock band & Rock show ever, They still put on a great show although Steve's voice can't hit those gripping high notes but these guys are still genius. The days when Rock was Rock. Today's music is garbage. If you listen closely to the lyrics you hear Kerry's Christian Foundation pushing through.
@Aralight13 Kerry was in a search at this time. He was really searching for the truth, but he hadn't yet come to Jesus. However, you are right that they lyrics he was writing at the time were taking him in the right direction. It seemed to be an almost intuitive thing. It wasn't until the Monolith tour that he came to know the Lord.
Saw these guys at Hoch Auditorium on the campus of the University of Kansas back in the mid-70's... for a $1.00. They were just about to explode on the music scene with Song for America if I'm not mistaken.
@UncleJoey12 DT - Another fave band for me. But while DT is technically excellent, I don't fell the same level of "soul". They can rip, thrash, speed, but everything does feel "technical", less feeling. So while I will keep listing to DT, Kansas still does it for me.
@UncleJoey12 DT - Another fave band for me. But while DT is technically excellent, I don't fell the same level of "soul". They can rip, thrash, speed, but everything does feel "technical", less feeling. So while I will keep listing to DT, Kansas still does it for me.
@UncleJoey12 DT - Another fave band for me. But while DT is technically excellent, I don't fell the same level of "soul". They can rip, thrash, speed, but everything does feel "technical", less feeling. So while I will keep listing to DT, Kansas still does it for me.
@UncleJoey12 DT - Another fave band for me. But while DT is technically excellent, I don't fell the same level of "soul". They can rip, thrash, speed, but everything does feel "technical", less feeling. So while I will keep listing to DT, Kansas still does it for me.
Kansas has apparently no showmanship, they aren't running around the stage randomly screaming or any other gimmicks like that, it's about the music, and that's the true spirit of rock.
@RandomNeilPeartfan Steve is very high energy to this day and David and Billy are pretty involved as well. Rich is very static, though. And Phil, well, he's behind the drum set.
I have loved Kansas since the 70's. I saw them live in 1977. At the end they were playing and suddenly all left the stage - the music continued. Incredible. They timed it perfectly. I had a good buzz on and that helped.
Its no wonder they struggled to capture an identity... they are dressed more randomly than the VILLAGE PEOPLE here...you got a couple of standard hippies, one jesus freak, one unkept frizzy uncut-hair homeless type, one glamrock drummer and a hillbilly/cowboy in overalls...WTF were they doing??? the hillbilly guitairst is the most messed up..he appears in other videos wearing a HIGH SCHOOL prom tuxedo and another doning a Halloween jack eyepatch!
@leonakita You're totally missing the point, buddy. These guys were not about stage glam. They were about the music. I never saw them live, yet to me, they were one of the greatest American prog rock bands, right up there with the Brits. Their trip wasn't "look at me". It was "listen". If you really listened, you didn't care what they looked like. In the 80's they beefed up their act more to your liking, but their music was never the same again, especially after Kerry left.
@piscesman54 the music is unbelieveably awesome!...can't argue with you there... and they're look grows on you, almost like a fashion statement, or lack thereof, for everyone and anyone.
@MrChill619 i feel badlv for young people who like classic music because their isnt a lot of it around now a days Most these bands from 70s are doing greatest hits tours now a days they arent releasing any new music. BUT one thing that is good is that were able to see them live in smaller venues then we did back in the 70s and 80s. Sometimes all we have are our blurred memories of them playing live
all you prog heads like me, love kansas, rush, genesis, yes....also check out spock's beard, flower kings, outstanding stuff esp spocks beard, the lead singer of spocks beard has since gone solo, neil morse, totally religious lyrics, great music...
Algunos grandes del pasad tienen su día de gloria y se apagan rápidamente o se convierten en "música de museo". Bandas como este Kansas de hace treinta años, en cambio, crecen cada vez más a medida que uno las escucha... El progresivo es la auténtica música clásica del rock: atemporal y siempre vigente...
I've known Kansas like most, for Dust and Carry On, two great songs indeed. I discovered this song a couple months ago (shame on me, I know). Since then, I can't get enough of it. It has ALL the elements I love about a great prog track, catcy bass/guitar riffs, solid vocals with a purpose (not just high pitched crap), intricate musical harmonies (especially at 4:10 onward), catchy tune, and more! I especially love the juxtaposition of the violins with the guitars. Any other tracks like this?
@muzaklover78 The Pinnacle (Kansas) is probably the only song that beats this. I warn you though. The Pinnacle is so advanced that it takes listening 10 times to understand 10% of the genius there. The brain simply can't hold in and process fully that much genius in one time listening. Try the live version from this same concert.
@rosepetal108 OK, Pinnacle is DEFINITELY a very advanced song and has a TON of nice musical elements about it. I am still enjoying it and I listened to it over 50 times already. Thank you for that tip. I will say however that Icarus is much better flowing and organized a song than Pinnacle. I look at the Pinnacle as Kansas's own "Thick as a Brick" but just a tad lacking in melody, although the latter is the toughest track to beat IMHO.
@muzaklover78 Another tune from this concert you should also see is "Mysteries & Mayhem (live)". The quality is not as sharp as this vid but it'll do. Its a truly great, ROCKIN' tune! Kansas will always be known as one of the most "progressive" bands ever. Their musicianship and creativity were way beyond the norm for any era of music, then or since.
Estimated friend, if you want to listen again this song and an endless number of successes of the love I suggest you to visit Radio MUSICA PARA MIMOS - looks for his direction URL in Google ( search Musica para Mimos in Google)-. best romantic music of all the times in Internet, is great, is very good ...!!!
more than amazing.i was young but i wasn't dumb i went and stayed sobre i must have been the only one. i went the next day to buy rush first lp in those day's it was vinyl or cassett and i only bought virgin vinyl nice to hear from you thanx les from texas
music has not caught up with these guy's and im not sure it ever will this coming from a 53 year old rocker first time to see them they were open band for rush fell in love still am. never get old
My big love from 1968 was progressive music,but mostly I knew of the British bands.Because of YouTube I've found German bands (Triumvirate) or the American band Kansas,so great & talented .
I first watched these guy's at the age of 9. At that time they were called white clover. I grew up in a town called Hays, kansas. They use to come over and jam with other local musicians I knew. Up on their first album I was hooked. Became a musician and never looked back. Sure miss those days. Kansas......Rock on!
RIP Don Kirshner (04/17/1937 - 01/17/2011) What God has among the major rock stars that are already in paradise. Rock Concert was a great showcase for many rock bands like Kansas, Urian Heep, Black Sabbath, Rufus etc. ....
Back in the early 80's, one of my many unsuccessful musical projects had the opportunity to showcase for Don Kirschner in Manhattan. He had no in interest in us(probably due to a lack of marketability on our part), but told the story of flying out to the state of Kansas to meet the band. He said when he finally caught up with them, they were rehearsing in a barn out in the middle of nowhere. Frustrated, angry and on the verge of breaking up due to a lack of recognition, momentum, etc.
I'm in the UK, and Have enjoyed Kansas for a good number of years now - they never made it big here, but there are still a few who can appreciate great melodies, and Stunning vocals over here.....KANSAS - you're something else!
This is one of the best bands we humans have ever made.Yeah exceeding bands like DT. Does anyone know if there is purchasable version / copy of these shows, seems like "The Pinnacle" was shot on same event too, and if there is, where one can buy it?
Thanks for posting man. This takes me back to high school. Kansas is one of my all time favorite bands. Loved them and glad I was there when they broke it big!
IN THE IMMORTAL WORDS OF BOB SEGER - GIVE ME THAT OLD TIME ROCK AND ROLL CAUSE TODAYS MUSIC AINT GOT NO SOUL . I DEDICATE THIS TO ALL THE LEDGENDS AND TRUE ROCKERS LIKE ME AND YOU.I AGREE WITH KEITH RICHARDS YOURE NEVER TO OLD TO ROCK -N ROLL.KEEP ON KEEPIN ON AND PEACE OUT
can't thank u enuff.........dream still alive.....2day pales in comparison.....imho. This IS music..........listen to their albums,,,,,it keeps coming....and never will end!!!!!!!!! Thx!!
I spent the best part of my teen years listening to these guys and my son grew up with it being played in our home. Unparalleled in their music and excellence!!!
For those of us who grew up in this country during the era in which these bands ruled, we know that there is absolutely none that compares..."Floating on a cloud of amber...Searching for the rainbow's end...Earth so far below me, I'm here alone..." yes, I feel alone these days in this country that is called the United States that I know no more and do not recognize as my own.
@wjf1950 saw them 4 x. This is, by far, my fav song. I named my daughter Amber cause it stuck in my mind. Kansus was a different kind of R-R. Still love them..... "Floating on the Clouds of Amber"
@wjf1950 I just want to say, I'm from "today's" music and I like alot of the stuff that's out, but Kansas is STILL one of my favourite bands. Just saying.
Down with Bieber and Cyrus!!!! Bring back Kansas!!!!
how on earth does gorilla man keep the violin on his shoulder with all that hair wadded up under it? not to mention he can't ever look at the violin itself
@Dwigglemoo "Gorilla" man's name is Robbie Steinhardt- and he also played the Viola(bass violin) in concert and studio recordings. Kansas would have been incomplete without him.
I just discovered this song this year. It's amazing that I'm always looking for new good music and realize that the best stuff I find was made before I was born.
Well, It's really hard when one starts comparing bands or saying things like, " there is none better than...". For real lovers of music the distinctions are not so easy to make especially when considering the variety of musical styles.----It's akin to putting a band in a box as you've done with Kansas. Granted, they are an exceptional talent! I had the pleasure of seeing them in 1977 at the Hollywood Sportatorium.
I think a group like YES might be mentioned in the same breath!
@StevenHenryHolt True. Music is not supposed to be like sports. It's not a contest. It's like fruit. Can you really say that an apple is better than a pear? No. They're different, they taste different, they have different nutritional components. You'd probably be wise to have a little of each. The important thing for me is that a band is authentic, and Kansas, like many other bands at the time, certainly were. What sucks is canned music, the kind that's marketed first and recorded later.
FYI: The opening album art is actually from their other 1975 album "Song For America". I always thought "Masque" was the better of the two "same-year" releases, as well as one of Kansas's best artistic albums!
Livgren was a musical genius. Compositions such as this made these guys incredible. The Masque album was for me as good as it gets. Even though their breakout didn`t come until the following album, this album was I believe their best.
which show is this ?
tailleur 1 day ago
Best Kansas song ever
Ultimatesadventures 3 days ago
Mr. Walsh be wailin'. BIG time.........
MrSoakitincider 1 week ago in playlist KANSAS FAVORITES
The guy playing the paul is playing some major flavorings to this song. Sweet contrast
arclight777 2 weeks ago in playlist Favorite videos
Pure Mastery .
One of 70's greatest progressive bands .
Steve's voice is in top form and having Kerry there makes it all the better .
I have this show but thanks for sharing with other Kansas fans
powerman5000ca 3 weeks ago
When I was training for the 1976 Olympic diving trials (10 meter platform), this was my motivational anthem!
numinous11 3 weeks ago
I am sorry to hear about Steve Walsh's voice. I am new to this whole internet thing. I am totally enjoying rediscovering Kansas. I looked at kerry L Website. I knew he turned his focus to christian music, but not the name of his band or really anything at all about what music he produced. I am really on a voyage of rediscovery and loving it!!!
wwadsworthw 3 weeks ago
I love this song and Sweet! Thank you!!!!!
sherbella1 4 weeks ago
Thank you so to whoever it is who posted this wonderful video. Does anyone know present status of the band and if there are other early live videos available, commercially or otherwise?
wwadsworthw 1 month ago
@wwadsworthw There are several pretty recent Kansas videos. Unfortunately Steve Walsh has lost his voice throughout the years and his singing is nowhere near what he could do back in the 70's and early 80's.
There are several good videos on Youtube of Kansas back in their prime.
broallen25 4 weeks ago
BACK THEN THERE WERE NO "AUTOTUNES" OR "PROTOOLS",,,,YOU HAD TO HIT THE RIGHT NOTE EVERY NIGHT ,,,EVERY CONCERT,,,!!
ericjurado6 1 month ago
PURE MAGIC,,,!!!,,,,
ericjurado6 1 month ago
One of the best songs by my favorite band of all time. "Carry on wayward son" saved my life, "The Wall" showed me how to live. And "Icarus" was a picure of my (inner) life as a bi-polar individual.
This is the music of my soul.
reduce me to love
wwadsworthw 1 month ago
@wwadsworthw so great to hear someone else who loves Kansas as I do!
zachpiano 1 month ago
The fathers of advanced technical rock/metal genre
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stronghorse22 2 months ago
I cannot wait for the day i can compare a modern band born in the 2000s to this pure awesome music right here
MrRawrin22 2 months ago
@MrRawrin22 You should check out the band Isis. They're very prog oriented metal. But they have very groove oriented melodies and are very ambiant and ethereal. Think modern Pink Floyd, but heavier.
AmpegADA6 1 month ago
Yea, none of this three chord, three minute verse/chorus/verse chorus, repeat and fade, Groups like Kansas, Yes, Rush. they had a unique look, and sound to Rock.
buddydogk9 2 months ago 2
@buddydogk9 well said. Those are my three bands nothing matches them.
hawkeye2294 1 month ago
@buddydogk9 You forgot early Genesis too !.. You´re right this prog-bands gave an unique sound to rock. Sorry about my english
Metalerowop 1 month ago
Tomorrow Night Baby!!!!
olliesmom17 2 months ago
could listen to this 2 million times back to back.
therover3 3 months ago
My favorite song from them. Got to see them live about 4 times over the years.
hartles99him 3 months ago
OK, one last thing. I played in a band and had a drummer who thought that he was the "Cat's Meow" - I'm just being nice. He thought he was Tommy Lee etc. So, he thought it would be cool to do some Kansas. That is until he actually listened to it. He realized Phil Ehart wouldn't be so easy to emulate. That was the end of that.
MrRICK961 3 months ago
OK, one last thing. I played in a band and had a drummer who thought that he was the "Cat's Meow" - I'm just being nice. He thought he was Tommy Lee etc. So, he thought it would be cool to do some Kansas. That is until he actually listened to it. He realized Phil Ehart wouldn't be so easy to emulate. That was the end of that.
MrRICK961 3 months ago
I should also be ashamed of myself for posting the same message twice. LOL. Anyway, I can'tsay enough good stuff about Kansas. I was blessed to see them in Barton Coliseum in or about 1976. One of my best friends and me saw them - he loves them too. It was FANTASTIC.
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Well, to the promoters image meant something. Kansas was one of the best bands of all time. I should be ashamed of myself because I don't know all the members names. However, I do know that Rich Williams was one of the most underrated guitarist of all times as well as Phil Ehart being one of the most underrated drummers of all time. I'm sure probably neither one even gives a damn. They just did what they did and they were GREAT at it. And I'm sure they had fun too. - Valen
MrRICK961 3 months ago
Well, to the promoters image meant something. Kansas was one of the best bands of all time. I should be ashamed of myself because I don't know all the members names. However, I do know that Rich Williams was one of the most underrated guitarist of all times as well as Phil Ehart being one of the most underrated drummers of all time. I'm sure probably neither one even gives a damn. They just did what they did and they were GREAT at it. And I'm sure they had fun too. - Valen
MrRICK961 3 months ago
@MrRICK961 they are still great, underrated, and having fun
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TheServiceWeb 4 months ago
Rock legends. One of my favorite Kansas jams.
TheDesertRoseRanch 4 months ago
Prog rock doesn't get much better than this.
key2kingdom 4 months ago
Sail on!!!!
5muftak 4 months ago
It's just proggy goodness!!!
GREVIOUSANGEL2 4 months ago
A very special band in its prime.
ronoman88 4 months ago
the best band of all time
ericjurado6 4 months ago
BRILLIANT!!!
iwillrocknroll4eva 4 months ago in playlist YouTube Mix for Kansas
cosmic
Greektome1 5 months ago
Will always love this band. Phil, next to Neil Peart, is one of the best percussionists in the business !!!
MrOooje 5 months ago
A great live band. Steve Walsh's keyboard handstands were the highlight of the evening.
MrUltraworld 5 months ago 2
@MrUltraworld Abso-LUTE-ly! Any one who has never seen Kansas live missed a fantastic experience.
MoDans 4 months ago
@MoDans The last time I saw them was in '89. A small hall. Steve Morse was in the band. They had the best live sound I have ever heard. Just before the show, they ushered in Steve Walsh in disguise to a seat in the first row. About 30 seconds into the first song, he stood up & started singing. Night Ranger was the warm up. There was no comparison, Kansas was so much better. That was a great night.
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@MoDans The last time I saw them was in '89. A small hall. Steve Morse was in the band. They had the best live sound I have ever heard. Just before the show, they ushered in Steve Walsh in disguise to a seat in the first row. About 30 seconds into the first song, he stood up & started singing. Night Ranger was the warm up. There was no comparison, Kansas was so much better. That was a great night.
MrUltraworld 4 months ago
Thanks for posting this. Kansas are still the best !!! ... from Germany.
0604xtiffi 5 months ago
I love it !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
solar15ful 5 months ago
This is the product of healthy living, intense concentration into their craft, sweat, cooperation, feirce hearts, chemistry, and love.
DamianEatsNails 6 months ago 2
@DamianEatsNails Couldn't have said it better.
mowrman100 5 months ago
Why aren't these Don K. Rock Concert shows not available on DVD!!!!!!
jonpaulmoen 6 months ago
What an awesome time. Image meant nothing. Just the musicianship.
jonpaulmoen 6 months ago 23
This is like 3x better than the studio version...if only music today could be like that.
Angelus12308 6 months ago
@Angelus12308 There's still great music out there, it just takes some searching... Search youtube for "Porcupine Tree - Anesthetize (Ao vivo DVD)"
spiral2012 6 months ago
@spiral2012 Good find.
Yes there is good stuff,but not like in the 70's and 80's
BTW,there is one band that has dazzled me,they have a led zep-ish sound,listen to Rival sons-Pressure and time
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gtrmarv333 6 months ago
And all without autotune and post-production bullsnot. Incredible!!
JamesMeager27 6 months ago
Soooo underrated. Some of the most talented musicians i've ever heard. It's such a shame steve lost his high notes.
xanomage 6 months ago
This is such a liberating song! When I listen to this, I feel like I'm flying! :D
MisterTreesong 7 months ago
and this is how a band should play live!!!!!!
SergioWW1WW2 7 months ago 2
This band is tight. Greatest Rock band & Rock show ever, They still put on a great show although Steve's voice can't hit those gripping high notes but these guys are still genius. The days when Rock was Rock. Today's music is garbage. If you listen closely to the lyrics you hear Kerry's Christian Foundation pushing through.
Aralight13 7 months ago
@Aralight13 Kerry was in a search at this time. He was really searching for the truth, but he hadn't yet come to Jesus. However, you are right that they lyrics he was writing at the time were taking him in the right direction. It seemed to be an almost intuitive thing. It wasn't until the Monolith tour that he came to know the Lord.
piscesman54 6 months ago
Saw these guys at Hoch Auditorium on the campus of the University of Kansas back in the mid-70's... for a $1.00. They were just about to explode on the music scene with Song for America if I'm not mistaken.
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Just Amazing....
Long Live to Kansas
radamantysamma 7 months ago
Just Amazing....
Long Live to Kansas
radamantysamma 7 months ago
This is too literate for me to listen to. I've got to get out of here.
I wish I still had this album..I played the hell out this studio track.
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spoildn8410 7 months ago
This song is 100% pure awesomeness, no preservatives, high fructose corn syrup, or added sugar.
seanpj2013 7 months ago 42
Quite frankly, the best drummer I have ever heard.
majacq1 7 months ago 2
Unparalleled by anyone, anywhere,ever......as in NEVER EVER!!
MrLarnette 8 months ago
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One of the all time best!!
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@UncleJoey12 DT - Another fave band for me. But while DT is technically excellent, I don't fell the same level of "soul". They can rip, thrash, speed, but everything does feel "technical", less feeling. So while I will keep listing to DT, Kansas still does it for me.
hikingnazi 8 months ago
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@UncleJoey12 DT - Another fave band for me. But while DT is technically excellent, I don't fell the same level of "soul". They can rip, thrash, speed, but everything does feel "technical", less feeling. So while I will keep listing to DT, Kansas still does it for me.
hikingnazi 8 months ago
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@UncleJoey12 DT - Another fave band for me. But while DT is technically excellent, I don't fell the same level of "soul". They can rip, thrash, speed, but everything does feel "technical", less feeling. So while I will keep listing to DT, Kansas still does it for me.
hikingnazi 8 months ago
@UncleJoey12 DT - Another fave band for me. But while DT is technically excellent, I don't fell the same level of "soul". They can rip, thrash, speed, but everything does feel "technical", less feeling. So while I will keep listing to DT, Kansas still does it for me.
hikingnazi 8 months ago
Kansas is my altime favorite band. I was considered wierd in the late 80's in highschool cause I listened to them instead of crappy 80's music.
HickAsABrick 8 months ago
@HickAsABrick ... me too. They are my all time favorite band. How can someone listen to music like this and think other....
olliesmom17 2 months ago
Kansas has apparently no showmanship, they aren't running around the stage randomly screaming or any other gimmicks like that, it's about the music, and that's the true spirit of rock.
RandomNeilPeartfan 8 months ago
@RandomNeilPeartfan Steve is very high energy to this day and David and Billy are pretty involved as well. Rich is very static, though. And Phil, well, he's behind the drum set.
Arglactable 7 months ago
@Arglactable
Yes, but they could need a healty kerry for second guitar und keys!
btom22259 7 months ago
@Arglactable I'll admit that, I admire bands that don't mellow with age. And I wouldn't want to judge Phil for lack of motion.
RandomNeilPeartfan 7 months ago
Livgren's hair is timeless......
leonakita 8 months ago
@leonakita Livgren's hair is GONE
ashlynsmommy1 8 months ago
@leonakita i meant, ''the look', the 'style'... not literally
leonakita 8 months ago
love kansas what else is their to say
rockmusic2112 8 months ago
I have loved Kansas since the 70's. I saw them live in 1977. At the end they were playing and suddenly all left the stage - the music continued. Incredible. They timed it perfectly. I had a good buzz on and that helped.
Toetinger 8 months ago
Its no wonder they struggled to capture an identity... they are dressed more randomly than the VILLAGE PEOPLE here...you got a couple of standard hippies, one jesus freak, one unkept frizzy uncut-hair homeless type, one glamrock drummer and a hillbilly/cowboy in overalls...WTF were they doing??? the hillbilly guitairst is the most messed up..he appears in other videos wearing a HIGH SCHOOL prom tuxedo and another doning a Halloween jack eyepatch!
leonakita 8 months ago 2
@leonakita regardless of my innane comments and judgements of the time, this song is a masterpiece in its own right!
leonakita 8 months ago
@leonakita ABSOLUTELY AGREE, A GREAT SONG< ALBUM
woofycalling 8 months ago
@leonakita your a ass
rockmusic2112 8 months ago
@rockmusic2112 ...i'm the ass?...I'm not dressed like that EINSTEIN!
leonakita 8 months ago
@rockmusic2112 its 'you're'..not 'your', dumbass
leonakita 8 months ago
@leonakita You're totally missing the point, buddy. These guys were not about stage glam. They were about the music. I never saw them live, yet to me, they were one of the greatest American prog rock bands, right up there with the Brits. Their trip wasn't "look at me". It was "listen". If you really listened, you didn't care what they looked like. In the 80's they beefed up their act more to your liking, but their music was never the same again, especially after Kerry left.
piscesman54 6 months ago
@piscesman54 the music is unbelieveably awesome!...can't argue with you there... and they're look grows on you, almost like a fashion statement, or lack thereof, for everyone and anyone.
leonakita 6 months ago
Im floating on the clouds of amber<3 One of the best bands of all time!! Ty for the post
okdawg84 8 months ago
from sublime sweet melodies to rockin the house....few bands can touch these guys
brotherscoobs 8 months ago
Would kill to of been born 30 odd years earlier, so i could see these guys live!
MrChill619 8 months ago
@MrChill619 i feel badlv for young people who like classic music because their isnt a lot of it around now a days Most these bands from 70s are doing greatest hits tours now a days they arent releasing any new music. BUT one thing that is good is that were able to see them live in smaller venues then we did back in the 70s and 80s. Sometimes all we have are our blurred memories of them playing live
rockmusic2112 8 months ago
sorry man i feel bad for young people that like classic music
rockmusic2112 8 months ago
i only want, that kerry is still okay and could write some new songs for that great band.
btom22259 8 months ago
Anyone know the names of the two guitar players? Which one is the guy in overalls? I LOVE his style of playing.
muzaklover78 9 months ago
@muzaklover78 Guy in overalls is Rich Williams, other guy is Kerry Livgren.
kenkappen 8 months ago
all you prog heads like me, love kansas, rush, genesis, yes....also check out spock's beard, flower kings, outstanding stuff esp spocks beard, the lead singer of spocks beard has since gone solo, neil morse, totally religious lyrics, great music...
leemohn 9 months ago
i would give my left nut to sing half as well as steve walsh...
leemohn 9 months ago
YIKES! Saw them in '74 at Winterland SF - they opened for BOC and Jefferson Starship ($5). Awesome, bought their album, Song for America,
LowBid86 9 months ago
Algunos grandes del pasad tienen su día de gloria y se apagan rápidamente o se convierten en "música de museo". Bandas como este Kansas de hace treinta años, en cambio, crecen cada vez más a medida que uno las escucha... El progresivo es la auténtica música clásica del rock: atemporal y siempre vigente...
igedgon 9 months ago
old music is better
TheReed31 9 months ago
I've known Kansas like most, for Dust and Carry On, two great songs indeed. I discovered this song a couple months ago (shame on me, I know). Since then, I can't get enough of it. It has ALL the elements I love about a great prog track, catcy bass/guitar riffs, solid vocals with a purpose (not just high pitched crap), intricate musical harmonies (especially at 4:10 onward), catchy tune, and more! I especially love the juxtaposition of the violins with the guitars. Any other tracks like this?
muzaklover78 9 months ago
@muzaklover78 Most importantly the song kicks ass!
muzaklover78 9 months ago
@muzaklover78 The Pinnacle (Kansas) is probably the only song that beats this. I warn you though. The Pinnacle is so advanced that it takes listening 10 times to understand 10% of the genius there. The brain simply can't hold in and process fully that much genius in one time listening. Try the live version from this same concert.
rosepetal108 9 months ago
@rosepetal108 OK, Pinnacle is DEFINITELY a very advanced song and has a TON of nice musical elements about it. I am still enjoying it and I listened to it over 50 times already. Thank you for that tip. I will say however that Icarus is much better flowing and organized a song than Pinnacle. I look at the Pinnacle as Kansas's own "Thick as a Brick" but just a tad lacking in melody, although the latter is the toughest track to beat IMHO.
muzaklover78 9 months ago
@muzaklover78 I am glad I was able to help a fellow music lover.
rosepetal108 9 months ago
@muzaklover78 Another tune from this concert you should also see is "Mysteries & Mayhem (live)". The quality is not as sharp as this vid but it'll do. Its a truly great, ROCKIN' tune! Kansas will always be known as one of the most "progressive" bands ever. Their musicianship and creativity were way beyond the norm for any era of music, then or since.
sgtscruffy56 9 months ago
@sgtscruffy56 Mysteries INDEED a ROCKIN tune, thanks! Keep em coming!
muzaklover78 9 months ago
Best album cover of all time
axisdrummer24 9 months ago
this is progressive or art rock?
MrCautatorul 9 months ago
musicianship at it´s best! <3
DiffusfeldAudio 9 months ago
SO HIGH 1:49 SPLIT SCREEN 3:31 SEARCHING 4:03
Great song, great band, great musicians, great they still play shows *
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robertoamor2011 10 months ago
more than amazing.i was young but i wasn't dumb i went and stayed sobre i must have been the only one. i went the next day to buy rush first lp in those day's it was vinyl or cassett and i only bought virgin vinyl nice to hear from you thanx les from texas
lwill53951 10 months ago
Music, words, & imagery! Steve Walsh had the best voice in rock at one time.
tdarnold 10 months ago
music has not caught up with these guy's and im not sure it ever will this coming from a 53 year old rocker first time to see them they were open band for rush fell in love still am. never get old
lwill53951 11 months ago
@lwill53951 If there is another band comparable to Kansas in ingenuity, skill, and passion, it would be Rush. Must have been an amazing show
r3dcell 10 months ago
@r3dcell Styx is pretty good too.
13PonchoMan13 10 months ago
My favorite rock singer of all time maybe. wow
tricia41D 11 months ago
@tricia41D
not maybe. I am sure!
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ldmtad97 11 months ago
fantastique
trespassmusic1 11 months ago
My big love from 1968 was progressive music,but mostly I knew of the British bands.Because of YouTube I've found German bands (Triumvirate) or the American band Kansas,so great & talented .
RasMajnouni 11 months ago
I first watched these guy's at the age of 9. At that time they were called white clover. I grew up in a town called Hays, kansas. They use to come over and jam with other local musicians I knew. Up on their first album I was hooked. Became a musician and never looked back. Sure miss those days. Kansas......Rock on!
tfherl 11 months ago 2
Why isn't Kerry shown at 3:45? That's his solo, but the camera isn't even on him.
stalrunner 11 months ago
RIP Don Kirshner (04/17/1937 - 01/17/2011) What God has among the major rock stars that are already in paradise. Rock Concert was a great showcase for many rock bands like Kansas, Urian Heep, Black Sabbath, Rufus etc. ....
othero100 11 months ago
He signed them immediately. Today It's hard to imaging the musical landscape without them.
wildcats2012 11 months ago 8
Back in the early 80's, one of my many unsuccessful musical projects had the opportunity to showcase for Don Kirschner in Manhattan. He had no in interest in us(probably due to a lack of marketability on our part), but told the story of flying out to the state of Kansas to meet the band. He said when he finally caught up with them, they were rehearsing in a barn out in the middle of nowhere. Frustrated, angry and on the verge of breaking up due to a lack of recognition, momentum, etc.
wildcats2012 11 months ago
I'm in the UK, and Have enjoyed Kansas for a good number of years now - they never made it big here, but there are still a few who can appreciate great melodies, and Stunning vocals over here.....KANSAS - you're something else!
;))
stoatsngroats 1 year ago 2
This is one of the best bands we humans have ever made.Yeah exceeding bands like DT. Does anyone know if there is purchasable version / copy of these shows, seems like "The Pinnacle" was shot on same event too, and if there is, where one can buy it?
divyx 1 year ago
@divyx don't know if anybody replied or not. but this is off of Sail On: The 30th Anniversary Collection great stuff for any kansas fan. new or old
2 cd's - 27 songs and this dvd as well, 17 songs.
stlmadgreek1 11 months ago
anyone know of a band called Bosch? from Atlanta in the 80´s...
amazing...
Ashley, Eddie, and Mitch...thank you for your music...
Mrnewvision7777 1 year ago
anyone know of a band called Bosch? from Atlanta in the 80´s...
amazing...
Mrnewvision7777 1 year ago
Thank you Don Kirschner, you were one of the reasons the 70's music was heard! He was Kansas's manager also, I believe.
12groney 1 year ago
99.6 % of USA-World
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CHRISTSmusiciansSEA 1 year ago
up today my favorite band,
i wish they could make a new album
btom22259 1 year ago
What power and clarity from the untarnished, golden pipes of Walsh. Beautiful!!!
1978lowride 1 year ago
Thanks for posting man. This takes me back to high school. Kansas is one of my all time favorite bands. Loved them and glad I was there when they broke it big!
RorysStrat 1 year ago
IN THE IMMORTAL WORDS OF BOB SEGER - GIVE ME THAT OLD TIME ROCK AND ROLL CAUSE TODAYS MUSIC AINT GOT NO SOUL . I DEDICATE THIS TO ALL THE LEDGENDS AND TRUE ROCKERS LIKE ME AND YOU.I AGREE WITH KEITH RICHARDS YOURE NEVER TO OLD TO ROCK -N ROLL.KEEP ON KEEPIN ON AND PEACE OUT
theadvocatedone 1 year ago
KANSAS WAS WAY BEYOUND THEIR TIME AND RADICALLY THE COOLEST
theadvocatedone 1 year ago
can't thank u enuff.........dream still alive.....2day pales in comparison.....imho. This IS music..........listen to their albums,,,,,it keeps coming....and never will end!!!!!!!!! Thx!!
Mrabbytab3 1 year ago
these guys make me smile, every time
johnnyg71667 1 year ago
I spent the best part of my teen years listening to these guys and my son grew up with it being played in our home. Unparalleled in their music and excellence!!!
TheTazira 1 year ago
For those of us who grew up in this country during the era in which these bands ruled, we know that there is absolutely none that compares..."Floating on a cloud of amber...Searching for the rainbow's end...Earth so far below me, I'm here alone..." yes, I feel alone these days in this country that is called the United States that I know no more and do not recognize as my own.
NatureGirl62 1 year ago
@NatureGirl62 I'm with you sister!!!Same sentiments.
korina95 1 year ago
Saw them twice 30 years ago.....no band has this level of talent period...
today's music sucks....period.
wjf1950 1 year ago 47
@wjf1950 saw them 4 x. This is, by far, my fav song. I named my daughter Amber cause it stuck in my mind. Kansus was a different kind of R-R. Still love them..... "Floating on the Clouds of Amber"
vic1161 11 months ago
@wjf1950 I just want to say, I'm from "today's" music and I like alot of the stuff that's out, but Kansas is STILL one of my favourite bands. Just saying.
Down with Bieber and Cyrus!!!! Bring back Kansas!!!!
13PonchoMan13 10 months ago
@wjf1950 Dream Theater!?
InMnS 9 months ago
@InMnS it sucks :)
TheWaterRunner 9 months ago
@wjf1950 lol @ 'no band'... i can name several..but your point is well taken...NO SLACKERS HERE!
leonakita 8 months ago
@wjf1950 You're a jaundiced old musician/man
SuperGorak 7 months ago
Kansas's original (classic) bandmembers: Kerry Livgren(lead guitar/keyboards/background vocals); Steve Walsh(lead vocals/keyboards); Robbie Steinhardt(violin/viola/lead vocals); Rich Williams(guitar/background vocals); Dave Hope(bass guitar/background vocals); Phil Ehart(drums/background vocals)
gemini16th 1 year ago
what´s the name of this song?
ThePaguz 1 year ago
what´s the name fo this song?
ThePaguz 1 year ago
No possible comparison between DT and Kansas, of course. 25 years or so make the difference. My personal choice goes to Kansas, anyway
zorman743 1 year ago
how on earth does gorilla man keep the violin on his shoulder with all that hair wadded up under it? not to mention he can't ever look at the violin itself
Dwigglemoo 1 year ago
@Dwigglemoo "Gorilla" man's name is Robbie Steinhardt- and he also played the Viola(bass violin) in concert and studio recordings. Kansas would have been incomplete without him.
gemini16th 1 year ago
why arn't they in the rock hall of fame??
mm6955 1 year ago
I just discovered this song this year. It's amazing that I'm always looking for new good music and realize that the best stuff I find was made before I was born.
pipkguitar 1 year ago
Well, It's really hard when one starts comparing bands or saying things like, " there is none better than...". For real lovers of music the distinctions are not so easy to make especially when considering the variety of musical styles.----It's akin to putting a band in a box as you've done with Kansas. Granted, they are an exceptional talent! I had the pleasure of seeing them in 1977 at the Hollywood Sportatorium.
I think a group like YES might be mentioned in the same breath!
StevenHenryHolt 1 year ago
@StevenHenryHolt True. Music is not supposed to be like sports. It's not a contest. It's like fruit. Can you really say that an apple is better than a pear? No. They're different, they taste different, they have different nutritional components. You'd probably be wise to have a little of each. The important thing for me is that a band is authentic, and Kansas, like many other bands at the time, certainly were. What sucks is canned music, the kind that's marketed first and recorded later.
piscesman54 6 months ago
@piscesman54 - I don't think anyone could have said it better piscesman54-----You've struck the perfect analogy! Daar ben ik met je het eens ; )
StevenHenryHolt 6 months ago
FYI: The opening album art is actually from their other 1975 album "Song For America". I always thought "Masque" was the better of the two "same-year" releases, as well as one of Kansas's best artistic albums!
gemini16th 1 year ago
This is my favorite Kansas song, and I've heard pretty much all of them.
KluvKluvKluv 1 year ago
Totally freakin awesome! I never ever grow old of these guys. This has got to be my favorite song, still at 54 years old!
headly2 1 year ago
I dare anyone to listen to this and tell me how many times this song changes key signatures...:)
wingnutstube 1 year ago 2
stop talking and LISTEN....
wingnutstube 1 year ago
the bassists mustache for president!!!
PR122094 1 year ago
What year was this? I love it and want more songs from this show...
thecoolhatdude 1 year ago
Livgren was a musical genius. Compositions such as this made these guys incredible. The Masque album was for me as good as it gets. Even though their breakout didn`t come until the following album, this album was I believe their best.
pilesovinyl 1 year ago
Love Farmer Rich Williams play guitar. Lol!
Great song.
DGillanP 1 year ago
Wonder if the violinist ever catches his hair in his bow?
justgonnastay 1 year ago
In response to robertsutter: you are a complete idiot.
5muftak 1 year ago